Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics attempted suicide vs. never attempted suicide

N (1757)

 Total

3.1 % (54)

96.9 % (1703)

Gender

 Female

75.9 %

52.4 %

 Male

24.1%

47.6 %

0.001

Educational level

 Elementary school

11.3 %

7.6 %

 High school

49.1 %

32.2 %

 College/ University

39.6 %

54.2 %

0.10

Employment status

 Employed, student, military

51.9 %

67.5 %

 Unemployed

1.9 %

1.3 %

 Welfare recipient

23.1 %

5.7 %

 Retired

23.1 %

25.4 %

0.000

Marital status

 Single

13.2 %

12.9 %

 Married/cohabiting

66 %

77.9 %

 Separated/divorced

13.2 %

5.1 %

 Widowed

7.5 %

4.1 %

0.035